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Marco Borghetto * D'agincour: Pieces De Clavecin [New CD]

Marco Borghetto * D'agincour: Pieces De Clavecin [New CD]

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During the reign of Le Roi Soleil Louis XIV, music played the fundamental role of defining and consolidating the centrality of power, both in the sphere of sacred music with the grand motets and in the sphere of opera with the comedies-ballets, tragedies-lyricas and operas-ballets by Lully, Charpentier, Delalande and Campra: music had to represent the grandeur and divine nature of the sovereign, the power and splendor of the French crown.This is the cultural and musical context of Francois D'Agincour. Born in Rouen in 1684, he studied in his home town until the age of 17 with Notre-Dame organist Jacques Boyvin. He continued his training probably with Lebegue in Paris, where he was employed as organist at Sainte Madeleine-en-la-Cite for five years. Appreciated and very prominent, in 1714 he became one of the four organists of the Chapelle royal at Versailles, replacing Louis Marchand. He then also took up the post at Saint Jean in Rouen in 1726 and spent the last thirty years of his life between Versailles and Rouen. The only printed collection published by him in 1733 contains 4 ordres for harpsichord, inspired by the descriptive nature of the titles and compositional style by those of Francois Couperin. Next to the dance forms of the suite emerge the pieces de caractere, most of which are rondeaux. The descriptive titles refer to single portraits (e.g., L'Empressee, La Pressante Angelique), double portraits, natural scenes, genre scenes, and places.Played on two different harpsichords, copies of a Hemsch and Dulcken instrument, by Marco Borghetto, who won First Prize at the Wanda Landowska Harpsichord Competition 2023.

Tracklist:

  1. Premier Ordre in D minor~Allemande La Sincopée
  2. Premier Ordre in D minor~Allemande La Couronne
  3. Premier Ordre in D minor~Courante
  4. Premier Ordre in D minor~Sarabande la Magnifique
  5. Premier Ordre in D minor~Le Pattelin, Rondeau
  6. Premier Ordre in D minor~Gigue La Bléville
  7. Premier Ordre in D minor~La Sensible, Rondeau
  8. Premier Ordre in D minor~Les Dances Provençales
  9. Premier Ordre in D minor~La Caressante
  10. Premier Ordre in D minor~La Sautillante
  11. Premier Ordre in D minor~Menuet
  12. Premier Ordre in D minor~Double du Menuet Précédant
  13. Premier Ordre in D minor~Autre (Menuet)
  14. Second Ordre in F~La Pigou
  15. Second Ordre in F~Le Colin Mailliard
  16. Second Ordre in F~La Pressante Angélique, Rondeau
  17. Second Ordre in F~Le Précieux, Rondeau
  18. Second Ordre in F~Les deux Cousines
  19. Second Ordre in F~Menuet
  20. Second Ordre in F~Chaconne La Sonning
  21. Troisième Ordre in D~L'Ingénieuse
  22. Troisième Ordre in D~La Villerey ou les deux Sours
  23. Troisième Ordre in D~L'Agréable
  24. Troisième Ordre in D~La Fauvette
  25. Troisième Ordre in D~La Misterieuse
  26. Troisième Ordre in D~Le Val Joyeux
  27. Troisième Ordre in D~Le Moulin à vent
  28. Troisième Ordre in D~La Minerve
  29. Troisième Ordre in D~L'Etourdie
  30. Troisième Ordre in D~Le Presque rien
  31. Troisième Ordre in D~La Courtisane
  32. Quatrième Ordre in E~Allemande La Couperin
  33. Quatrième Ordre in E~Les Violettes fleuries
  34. Quatrième Ordre in E~La Tendre Lisette, gavotte
  35. Quatrième Ordre in E~L'Empressée
  36. Quatrième Ordre in E~La Janneton
  37. Quatrième Ordre in E~La Princesse de Conty
  38. Quatrième Ordre in E~L'Harmonieuse
  39. Quatrième Ordre in E~Les Tourterelles
  40. Quatrième Ordre in E~La Badine
  41. Quatrième Ordre in E~La d'Houdemare
  42. Quatrième Ordre in E~La Moderne
  43. Quatrième Ordre in E~Menuet

UPC: 5063758976329
Label: Brilliant Classics
Release Date: 1.16.26
Format: CD